H.M.S. Surprise | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

H.M.S. Lively. - This British object is speedy and has unwilling occupants from China and Japan.

H.M.S. Surprise. - This French built object serves as the setting for the later seven chapters.

St. Paul's Rocks. - This location has mostly feathered occupants and is the setting for a terrible storm mid-book that claims the life of one sailor.

Joe Manton's Cased Pistols. - The English objects are used in Bombay and are the cause of the death of a rich Jewish man.

Futtock-Shrouds and the Lubber's Hole. - These objects allow access to...
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